Bulbostylis buchananii C.B.Clarke

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 437 (1902)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • C.B. Clarke in F.T.A. 8: 437 (1902).
  • Goetghebeur & Coudijzer in Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 55: 244 (1985).
  • Verdcourt in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 92 (2011).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ann. Fac. Sci. Univ. Dakar 9: 75 (1963)
  • F.D.-O.A. 1: 413 (1938)
  • F.T.A. 8: 437 (1902)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 417 (1997).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 114, fig. 209, 210 (1983)
  • J. E.A. Nat. Hist. Soc. 25 (110): 3, fig. 6 (1965)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1892 Buchanan, J. [1329] Malawi K000416753 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5463] Tanzania K000190693 No
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5128] Tanzania K000190356 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5879] Tanzania K000468546 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6098] Tanzania K000468327 No
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5298] Tanzania K000190528 No

Sources

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0